Question 1

Professor Kahn demonstrated the use of a Value Map. According to the Fair Value
framework and to the lecture, what should companies try to do?
Offer better than fair value on all three bundles.
Offer fair value on two bundles and offer better than fair value on the other
bundle.
Offer fair value on all three bundles.

Question 2
In the STP framework, what does "STP" stand for?
Sizing; tabulating; positioning
Segmentation; targeting; positioning
Segmentation; targeting; pricing
Sizing; targeting; pricing

Question 3
The Gillette Sensitive portfolio (pictured below) "combines outstanding shaving
performance and comfort to address the significant unmet need of 70% of men who
say they have sensitive skin." What is the point of difference in this positioning

statement?

Outstanding shaving performance and comfort

Men with sensitive skin
Other razors

Question 4
In Nike's brand mantra "Authentic Athletic Performance," which of the three words is
the emotional modifier?
Authentic
Athletic
Performance

Question 5
Liza goes to buy a coffee maker. There are 47 available models in the world. Liza has
heard of 9 of these models, of which she's only willing to buy 3. In this example, how
many products are in her "consideration set?"
47
9

Question 6
If a product is frequently promoted and put on sale, consumers tend to _________ their
_________ reference point for the item.
Raise; internal
Lower; external
Lower; internal
Raise; external

Question 7
Disney, started by brothers Roy and Walt Disney, is one of the world's most famous

mass media corporations. What type of name is Disney?

Invented
Metaphor
Surname
Blended

Question 8
In Professor Kahn's lectures, she discussed the two axes of color. What were the two
axes?
Arousal & Affect
Familiarity & Excitement
Brightness & Warmth

Question 9
Which color is known for royalty, wealth, success, and wisdom?
Blue

Purple
White
Black

Question 10
A lot of designer clothing companies will send free clothes to celebrities with hopes
that the celebrities will wear their clothing in public and attract more customers to
the brand. What mode of endorsement are these clothing companies trying to
achieve?
Implicit mode
Imperative mode
Explicit mode
Co-present mode

Question 11
The image below, which displays Nivea's packaging since 1963, is an example of the
____________, which is when companies use tiny little tweaks to make sure their
packaging and brand stay modern.

Butterfly effect
Consumer packaged goods modernization theory
Just-noticeable difference

Question 12
If your attrition rate is 10%, then your typical customer lifetime is:
5 years
1 year
10 years
40 years

Question 13
Due to massive customer heterogeneity, Professor Fader would say theres more
opportunity to move the needle via ___________ than ___________.
Development; acquisition
Retention; acquisition
Acquisition; development
Retention; development

Question 14
Tesco and Harrahs rose to prominence in their industries by exploiting which crack in
product centricity?
Globalization
Customer-level tracking
Innovation
Commoditization

Question 15
In a customer-centric approach, which customers should you be most concerned
with?
The customers who are most engaged with your products/services
The customers with the greatest degree of social influence
The customers that have historically been most valuable
The customers that are likely to be most valuable

Question 16

When Joe was working in finance, he bought all of his suits at Macys, a department
store. Once Macys finds out about Joes plans to return to business school, what
customer-centric approach would Professor Fader recommend that Macys takes with
Joe?
Send a thank-you note to Joe to thank him for shopping at Macys for so many
years
Invite Joe into a VIP customer loyalty program once he graduates from school
Give him incentives to refer his friends to Macys
Show Joe that hes still important to them by extending a store discount to him
that will apply during his time as a student

Question 17
Customer centricity requires zooming in on your important customers. As you do so,
which of the following strategies do you want to focus on?
Keep the less valuable customers because they provide stability and robustness
to your customer mix
Try to treat all of your customers equally well
Drop the least valuable customers, so you can focus your resources on your most
valuable customers
Try to turn all of the less valuable customers into highly valuable ones

Question 18
What is the correct overall expected lifetime of this customer base?

7.6 years
4.9 years
20.9 years

12.3 years

Question 19
Sometimes at the hair salon, the receptionist will ask if you also want to get a
manicure while youre there. What is this an example of?
Customer referral program
Customer needs assessment
Cross-selling
Up-selling

Question 20
In a product-centric company, rewards would be measured on metrics like all of the
following EXCEPT:
Number of new products
Share of wallet
Market share
Percentage of revenue from products less than two years old

Question 21
In a customer-centric company, sales bias is on the side of the ____________ in a
transaction.
Buyer
Seller
Ultimate consumer
Broker

Question 22
The thought process for a ________-centric company is How many possible uses of
this product? The thought process for a ________-centric company is What
combination of products is best for this customer?
Product; product
Customer; product
Customer; customer
Product; customer

Question 23
Jack recommends his new Keurig coffee machine to his friend Jill. Jill buys her own
Keurig and loves it - studies show that she is now significantly more likely to
recommend the Keurig coffee machine to another person. What is this effect called?
Treatment effect
Referral effect
Marketing effect
Selection effect

Question 24
Choose the best answer. Claire just heard that her friend Jack lost his job. In order to
help with his search for a new job, she suggests that he sign up for LinkedIn, a social
networking website for people in professional occupations. Jack signs up, finds
LinkedIn to be very helpful, and ends up becoming an active user for the next ten
years. This is an example of the:
Treatment effect
Selection effect
Marketing effect
Referral effect

Question 25
During the product life cycle, which of the following groups adopts a new product or
service during the Maturity phase?
Laggards
Late majority
Early adopters
Early majority
Innovators

Question 26
In the context of the product life cycle, which of the following is NOT true about the
Laggards group?

They usually appear during the Decline stage of a products life cycle
They are at the opposite end of the product life cycle as the Innovators
They are the last people to adopt a new product or service
People who are laggards for one product will be laggards for all products

Question 27
Which adage best sums up the concept of homophily?
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Birds of a feather flock together
The early birds gets the worm
Opposites attract

Question 28
Six degrees of separation is the idea that everyone is six or fewer steps away from
any other person in the world. In terms of influence, however, the influence you have
over other people will generally not exceed _____ steps.
2
3
6
4

Question 29
In one of the studies that Professor Bell discusses, he looks at the influence different
"friends" have on a user in a certain social network. Which of these effects is a result
of "homophily?"
People who indicate they're looking to date people have less influence over other
users
People who are from the same ethnic/culture background, on average, have more
influence over each other
On average, someone who has been in a social network for a longer period of
time has a greater influence on other users
Girls were influential over guys, whereas the same was not true for guys over girls

Question 30

Which of the following is a non-digital attribute?

Delivery time
The fit of a pair of shoes
Length of a book
Price

Question 31
According to one of the studies Professor Bell discussed, which of the following
Product Life Cycle groups is more driven by better information on a products nondigital attributes that is spread through communication with existing customers of the
product?
Early adopters
Laggards
Innovators

Question 32
According to Professors Bell lecture, changing which of the following had the
greatest impact on operating profits?
Price
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Volume

Question 33
Which of the following best represents the idea of price elasticity?
If I raise the price by 1%, by how much does demand drop?
If I raise volumes by 10%, by how much does the price adjust?
If I drop volumes by 10%, by how much does the price adjust?
If I drop the price by 1%, by how much does demand drop?

Question 34
When you buy a computer from Apple, they ask whether you want to purchase the
AppleCare Protection Plan, which is an integrated service and support plan that is

backed by Apple. You can purchase the protection plan in store, but you can also
wait and buy it anytime in the year following your purchase. According to what
youve learned in the course, which of the following is NOT a good reason for why a
lot of people end up buying the protection plan in-store?
You are only buying one computer, and small volume users tend to be more
price sensitive.
There are Apple employees who are there to explain the benefits of the program.
The protection plan is much less expensive than the laptop, and buyers tend to
be less price sensitive when the focal component is a smaller part of total costs.

Question 35
In the context of mental accounting, how should you treat gains and losses (i.e. good
news and bad news)?
Separate gains and combine losses
Integrate gains and losses
Separate gains and losses
Separate losses and combine gains

Question 36
Which of the following is NOT one of the four inputs to the pricing process?
Competitive pressures
Willingness to pay
Distributor margins
Marginal cost
Marginal revenue

Question 37
Which of the following is NOT a strategic advantage of direct channels?
Ability to bundle with high margin products/services
Quality of direct market feedback
Erecting barriers to entry against other competitors
Efficiency from a smaller number of transactions required

Question 38

Integrating, franchising, and monitoring are all strategies of managing __________

conflict.
Horizontal
Vertical

Question 39
Which of the following is not one of the 7Ms?
Mission
Money
Measurement
Motivation
Message design
Message content
Market
Media strategy

Question 40
What type of rational appeal is the ad below?

Demonstration
Comparison

Spokesperson